Performing Magic

A must-listen new audio book about filmmakers Ted and Leo Wharton, whose serials become popular in the 1910s.

Since its publication in 1982, The Color Purple has resonated with generations of readers across the globe. The novel catapulted author Alice Walker to international fame, brought Oprah Winfrey and Whoopi Goldberg acting acclaim in the 1985 film adaptation, and inspired theatrical productions around the world, including the Tony Award–winning Broadway musical. This cultural touchstone—which so profoundly touches on race, family, survival, spirituality, sisterhood, and love in all forms—continues to beget new iterations, most recently a feature film.

There are solo magicians today who are making over $20,000 per performance, while those in the big leagues routinely bring in over $20 million a year. How did they get there and what are the keys to their success? What skills and techniques do they possess and deploy that can be easily adapted for your own personal use? In this audiobook, you will learn of the key attitudes and practices that propel their success, as well as the path they have paved for other magicians and performers hoping to gain an entry into this competitive yet lucrative industry.

If you love Unicorns, you'll love this audiobook. Jokes are an important part of growing up. A day without laughing and learning is a day wasted. You do not have to understand every joke. You will get it as you grow older. If you don’t get a joke, you can do several things: Ask someone else to explain the joke, think about the joke and try to figure it out yourself, forget about the joke until you are older, or pretend like you get the joke and laugh. To remember any joke, you tell 10 or more different people the same joke and then it’s yours and you will remember it!